Object Orienting Device Escape-Preventing Wall Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing object orienting machines struggle to maintain high orienting speed when handling irregularly shaped objects with unstable barycentres, as they tend to escape from orienting seats due to improper support, leading to reduced efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An object orienting device featuring a support structure with rotating seats and an escape-preventing surface along the handling path, which prevents objects from escaping by maintaining proper orientation and stabilizing them during ejection and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If high orienting speed is achieved using rotary machines with circular crown orienting seats, then orienting speed reaches about 300 objects per minute, but irregularly shaped objects with high barycentre escape from orienting seats too easily, reducing actual orienting speed
Solution Approach 1:
The handling path is divided into distinct functional zones: a feeding zone with a first escape-preventing surface that segments the path to prevent premature escape, and an orienting zone with a second escape-preventing surface that segments the ejection area. This segmentation allows different sections to perform specialized functions - feeding and initial containment versus active orienting and final containment - thereby maintaining object stability throughout the high-speed orienting process
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a vertical dimension by positioning escape-preventing surfaces at different heights above the orienting seats. The first escape-preventing surface is at a first height in the feeding zone, while the second escape-preventing surface is at a second height in the orienting zone. This dimensional variation creates a three-dimensional containment structure that adapts to objects at different stages of the orienting process, preventing escape without interfering with the high-speed rotary motion
2Ease of operation
If compressed air ejection blower is used to eject improperly oriented objects, then orienting function is effective, but properly oriented objects may accidentally escape due to vibrations or shocks, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The escape-preventing surfaces act as intermediary structures between the orienting seats and the external environment. These surfaces are positioned to allow compressed air to pass through and eject improperly oriented objects while simultaneously serving as a physical barrier that prevents properly oriented objects from escaping due to vibrations or shocks. The intermediary surface thus mediates between the need for effective ejection and the need for stable containment
Solution Approach 2:
The escape-preventing surfaces are strategically positioned at specific locations and heights corresponding to different zones of the handling path. The first surface is located in the feeding zone at a height appropriate for preventing premature escape during object insertion, while the second surface is located in the orienting zone at a different height to prevent escape during the ejection process. This localized positioning ensures that each surface performs its specific function without interfering with other operations
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution significantly increases the orienting speed by ensuring that properly oriented objects remain seated, reducing accidental ejections and enhancing the overall efficiency of the orienting process.
Implementation Method 1
a compressed air ejection blower that addresses a compressed air jet towards the objects seated in the orienting seats so as to eject the objects with a vertical orientation other than that desired from the orienting seat
Implementation Method 2
an escape-preventing surface extended along a portion of the handling path and arranged above the orienting seats at such a height as to prevent a complete escape upwards of the objects having said desired orientation from the orienting seats
Data Source
AI summary
An orienting device for orienting objects (2) comprises a support structure, a succession of orienting seats (4) suitable for seating the objects (2), a seat support (5) carrying the succession of orienting seats (4) and defining a handling path of the objects (2), means for moving the succession of orienting seats (4) in a movement direction along the handling path, orienting means arranged along the handling path and configured so as to eject the objects (2) having an orientation differing from the desired orientation from the orienting seats (4), as well as an escape-preventing wall (30) extended along a portion of the handling path and arranged above the orienting seats (4) at such height as to prevent a complete upward escape of the properly oriented objects (2) from the orienting seats (4).